Ants are always an unwelcome guest · and never quick to leave.

There are many differnet types of ants, each posing a differnet threat to
the safety of your property, family, and home. An ant invasion to your
home is nothing to be taken lightly or left unattended to.

While biting ants can inflict physical damage to your body as depicted in
the picture, other ants can effect an increase is ashma symptoms, and even
food posioning.

Ants are a nuisance by their presence when found in parts of the home such as
the kitchen, bathroom, living room and other quarters. Most do not eat wood,
but some remove quantities of it to expand their nest sizes, Cause structural
damage. some types when crushed, emit a strong odor of "formic acid."

Ant nests are very commonly found in fields, lawns, between
bricks in the walk, beneath rocks, in pavement cracks, etc.
Numerous mounds of its nests are commonly seen in the lawn
and gardens. They invade the home for sweets. They live on
nectar of flowers, live and dead insects. They collect the
eggs of aphids, storing them in burrows during the winter,
then in the spring, carry young to the roots of garden
plants.

Many ants are prevalent around kitchen sinks and in the cupboards,
feeding on grease, oils, cheese, meat, dead insects, etc. Some don't seem to feed on
sweets. Workers are very small ants, about 1/32 to 1/20 inch long, smooth,
shiny, and can range in color from jet black to yellowish to bronze An ant
delicacy is dead rodents.

What you see on this website, is only a tip of the ice burg when
it comes to dealing with ant problems or infestations. Treating
the spots where the ants frequent rarely if ever work. Christopher
Pest Control has the experience and knowledge to assist you with
ant control, and can rid you of the ant problem that effect your
house and home.